Stamping-machine.



W. J. PANNIER, JR. STAMPI'NG MACHINEY APPLIOATION FILED APR. z2, 1912.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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,wlTNEssEs 34% 4 INVENTOR z l n W. J. PANNIEP., Jn. STAMPI-NG MACHINE.

l. APPLIOATIOH FILED APILQZ, 1912. I v 1,049,908. Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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WITNESSES:

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'I t'ei' ATTORNEY.

To all lwhom it may conferir Be it known that l, 'WILLIAM J'. PANMER, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of liegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements; in StampingMeehLes, of which the oiiowing is o specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in stomping machines for embossing sheetmetal.

It has for its object to provide :i machine of this class having a plurality of paire of type wheels, so arranged as to he simultaneously adjustable as to one of each pair, enpnbie of being;l set to any desired coinhinution oit' rhurzieters, and capable of beingr set'in conformity with the reading on :reet of visibie master Wheels.

The apparatus comprises an upper and lower set of emmping Wheels, one set being .'ertieally adjustable by suitable mechanism into operative poeition with rohition to the other set, ulso e. Set of master Wheels geared with oooh of said sets oi .stnn'xping wheels. Also seperate lever mechanism whereby enf-h ivheei und. the train of wheels geared with it muy he :returned individually, with nieelnmisin for adjusting the normal. height. ot* the zuljuetnhle wheels, ineens `for nutoniuiii-oiiv :rrr-eating euch Wheel at its proper posit ion, und other features of iznlnovei'uent :is shall he more fully hereinafter eetl forth.

In the drawings: Figure l is n longitudinal vertical sectional view of the machine, in normal position. Fig. 2 is a eros@l eeetion on the line Iii. H. of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a pen speetive vier.' of the machine, partly broken away, showing the, lower Wheels raised. Fig. i is a sectional detail view indicated by the line IV. IV. of Fig. l. Figs. 5 is an end View of the supporting shaft for the upper stznnping wueeis. Fig. 6 is o collective detail View of one of the vertically adjustable hearings for the raieingshe-ft. for the lower wheels. Fig. 7 is n similar view of one of the rotatable steine und its crank for one of the master wheels.

The machine as zi xWhole is mounted on a suitzihie-hase 2 having substantial support ing sides 3, 3, extending iipxverdiy therefrom and ,providing hearings for the upper Specification of Letters Patent.

Application Sled pril 22, 1912.

Serial No 592,4558.

Wheels are rotatably mute( .eide hy eide on the Shaft thin intervening vcngher .feing preferably inserted hei Ye-en euch pair oi: adjacent Wheels. .finch wheel i is provided around its periphery ters, ne figures, either a part oniy or the whole of the circumference being utilized,

deeired. stituting the male or female members of the complete die mechanism includingv the lower vertieniiy movable wheels, are each on the face of the individuel projecting facets 7 and between the facets, trnnsversely ot' the wheel, are Ygrooves S, in annular series which grooves constitute 'fear members fo the cio-acting master vvheeis. Each wheel is provided, in its huh portion with a centreliy arranged annuler series of ooniforin sockets i), correspoxuiinq in nuinoer and errangeinent to the nuinher :md arrangement of the `facets 7. )i locking pin l0 having e coniforin terminal is .seatedin a socket li habi in the shaft upon n cushion spring l2, one euch pin being prei ided tor eneh. Wheel. En;

erich 'wheei le rotated to the desired position, the pm antoznnticelly slipsf over the sockets until the proper position is reoelied, Where upon the pin will he inserted in the con responding .Socket and will heid the wheel with eutiieient power to prevent neoidentei dieplaeen'ient or variation.

series of mast-er Ywheels are roteteoiy mounted around e supporting heft le en bending transversely of the sides 3, 3, nround which are journaied the individuei tuhuier Wheel stems 15, in telescopio arrangement, Each of such Stems 15 is eonneeted et its inner end Twith one. of the master Wheeis by a /s'erew threaded connection, .es shown and each stem is aise provided Witvii en i.

e re shown, nithmi rfi with series of choreo-v T he characters, Whether con@ ridnal oneratinggi leser lll., dence-ted ont- Wardly for clearance, shown. lhe levers may loe of any construction and manner o't attachment, but for security and positive connectioml have made them as shown in Fig. T with one half of the end ot the stem on-set or stepped as indicated at 17 lily which the embracing: end ot the crank will fuiedly hold and engage the sleeve tor Vnos?. tire rotation. Each master Wheel is provided with. an annular series ot teeth i8 adapted to engage the recesses or grooves 8 of the character Wheels Ll, for rotation. Also, between the teeth 18 are isolated recessed spaces, hearing? indicating' characters corresponding in arrangement and innnher to those ot the individual stampingy Wheels 4. .By this means, when the particular character desired is brought on the master wheel in register with a reading or observation slot 19 in a covering easing 2() ot sheet metal, the operator knows that the proper stamping character on Wheel is in position. vcrtically below the een for cooperation with the companion adjustable wheel 2l. l; will he understood that each oi the mas-l ter Wheels may he thus located lby its narticular lever bringing' the desired character into registering position, until the proper combination of characters is The eoacting@l character Wheels 21 are rotatably mounted on a vertieally movable carrying1 shaft 22 carried by swinging linlts 23, 23, nivotally mounted on shaft 24 of idler gears 25 and carryingV also the journaled idler gears 2G, Which mesh into and into character Wheels 2l respectively. As shown, the tooth arrangement of said wheels corresponds to that ot' Wheels Il and 1.3 above 4er descritti. ldier Lars 25 meshing' into gears i3" tlins serve to transmit. motion to the Wheels 2l in proper direction and rate oit sneed `tly rorresnondingzy to the movement oit wheels 1l, so that the 1pairs oit impressing; Wheels thus are always in consonancev y Vertical movement is imparted to the im'er series of damning wheels 2l. loy means voi? an operatingv shatt- 27 having ec centric or cani enlare'er )nts 28 engaging the lower portions el: lining linl-:s or pitlmen 2f), at each siderand supporting the shaft 22, shown. Shaft 27 mounted at each side ot 'trame "frtieally adjustable hoses or housings l in "fl-shaped slides or Waysjl and capable nl" accurately set hy supporting temper l2 and locking' nuts to any de 'l ly this means l am enabled to a idjlust the mount ingr oil the lower stamping wl'leels so that at t3@ the liilnitf ot their nrlworril travel` they will have just sullicien Jammin-nt to etl'ect a jorope11 impression in the metal hlanlr. Shaft i2? is provid-ed at one side with an operating crank lfl in.' nhirh the desired throw ,ot the eceenlw-; adjustment may 'oe inset-ies hach and the crank is so arranged to give the operator the maximum leverage in op eration.

is shown, the sheet metal cover 20 almost entirely surrounds the operative portions of the machine. rthe side portions 3 are provided at. each side with convergingV openings providingl ample clearance for the lil-ank, the corer 20 heine' also spaced apart at the front of the machine for the same purpose,

ln order to further electually check momentum of the several wheels, in addition to the action of the spring pins 1l, provide additiimal arresting' spring"v catches 35 adapted to engage the annular tooth recesses ot idler wheels 25, and to springr over the interveningr projecting teeth in the oneraion ot the machine.

The operation will he readily understood 'from the foregoingr description. The several stamping wheels 21 and 4- having; been set to the desired combination of figures or charactershy the individual levers v1.6, the sheet metal blank is inserted between the diey faces ot the slamning Wheels, in clearance space 34, the crank. 33 is actuated, throwing,r the loner set oi wheels 21 upwardly with the necessary force, and on reversal ot' the crank, the wheels are lowered and the stamped article removed.

lit desired, the movement of the shaft 27 may be mnd@ continuous by ,merely using an ordinary driving pulley in place of the crank.

the advantages of the invention reside in its compact strong construction, the tacility for easily and quickly setting the stamping Wheels to any desired combination without danger ot error, positive action is insured, and the machine as a Whole has heen 'found to do the Work 'for which it is intended in a highly satisfactory manner and Within a maximum output.

llfhat I claim is:

'1. ln a stamping machine, the combination of oppositely arranged cri-acting stampiin;r wheels having annular series of chan actors, means for rotating said Wheels together, indicating mechanism in gear with` the stamping Wheels, and means for movx ing' one of said Wheels toward and trom the other.

2. ln a stamping maehinqthe combination ol opposilcly arranged co-actin Y, stampino' 'wheels having annular series oi characters, means for rotating' said Wheels to reihen means in `Qjear therewith for indi- .f-atin'gj-the desired position ot the stamping wheels, and means for rno'v'irrsg one oli Said wheels irm'arcl and from the other.

l. in a stampingy machine, the rornhimiv tion of series of pairs of oi'ipfisitely al' rang-ed cri-acting stamping; lwheelf l' annular series of characters, ineen-J ar re tating the individual wheels of an oppositely locateda air together, and means for.

the .Wheels together at one the larranged for adjustment toward and "from said stamping Wheels, and gearing connecting said adjustable stamping wheels with the master Wheels.

5. In a stamping machine, the combination of individually operative master wheels, a series of rotatably mounted stamping wheels geared therewith, a corresponding series of rotatably mounted stamping wheels arranged for adjustment toward and from said stamping Wheels, gearing connecting said adjustable stamping wheels with the master Wheels, and means for arresting the master wheels intermittently.

6. Ina'stamping machine,the combination of a series of individual master wheels having gear peripheries, a supporting shaft there 'or, a lurality of telescopically arranged tubuliir stems connected with indip vidual wheels and each having an operating handle, and two series of stamping wheels geared with said master wheels, one of said series being movable toward and from'thc other series.

7. In a stamping machine, the combination of a series of individual master wheels having gear peripheries, a supporting shaft therefor,- a plurality of telescopically arranged tubular stems connected with individual wheels and each having an operating handle, and two series of stamping wheels geared with said master wheels, one of said series having mechanism for adjusting them toward and from the other series.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination .with the upper series of stamping wheels, of a lower series of stamping wheels, a shaft therefor, an operating shaft having eccentric mechanism, and means connecting said mechanism With said shaft, substantially as set forth..

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with the upper series of stamping wheels. of a'lower series of stamping wheels, a shaft therefor, an operating shaft having eccentric mechanism, and means connecting said mechanism with said shaft', and adjustable bearings for the operating shaft, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination with a series of stamping wheels having annular series of locking cavities, of a supporting shaft for the wheels provided with a plurality of spring-pressed pins adapted to engage said locking cavities,substantially as set forth.y

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM J. PANNIER, Jn.

lVitnesses C. M. CLARKE, Fasoli. STAUn 

